cannonading

Example Sentences

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"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2012

Like Michigan, like Illinois, a cannonading team from the University of Pennsylvania gave proof that football games are apt to be won in the first half.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wars may come & go, but the cannonading over the question whether there is or is not a U. S. school in art goes on forever.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the thick northern fog a terrific cannonading broke out, then the masses of steel moved away.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sound of distant cannonading once more revived the hope that General McClellan would follow the retiring Confederates and that another battle would soon be fought.

From The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam by Tomlinson, Everett T. (Everett Titsworth)